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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Project Gotham 3 zooms onto the XBox 360, expanding many of the features you've grown to love. In theseraces, speed alone isn't enough to win. You have to pull some of the wildest moves you'll ever see. See if you have what it takes in this updated version of incredible racing challenges. Project Gotham Racing 3 takes the most popular XBox video game racing franchise into the next generation with more of what everyone loves about the franchise - slick driving and hot cars. With a focus on supercars, new depths of community, and all-new customizable gameplay, Project Gotham Racing 3 is the XBox 360-defining racing game. Fun first, simulation second. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 7.5 inches | | Product Width: | 5.25 inches | | Product Height: | 0.75 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.2 pounds | | Package Length: | 7.5 inches | | Package Width: | 5.4 inches | | Package Height: | 0.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.3 pounds | | Release Date: | February 28, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 67 reviews |
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| | Game Information | | Platform: | Xbox 360 | | Media: | Video Game | | Item Quantity: | 1 |
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| | Features | Live your dream car fantasies as you accumulate more cool cars than you ever thought possibleEnter living, breathing cities -- intricately modeled popular locations, including New York, Tokyo, London and many other citiesGo online with next-generation worldwide connectivity -- exhibit your skills before a global online audience, on GothamTVSee what happens when you plug in Xbox 360, add Project Gotham Racing 3, and connect to an HDTV television with Dolby 5.1
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 Highest Recommendation Aug 12, 2009
Project Gotham 3 is the most fun I've ever had in a racing game. Ever.
I'm not a huge race fan, but Gotham 3 was so slick, so 'pick-up-and-play' that I couldn't help but get completely immersed. I cannot fault any aspect of the game. Graphics, sound, environment, tracks, garages, types of goals -
Everything was completely spot-on.
Highest Kudos to the developers for treating us to this game.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Fun but frustrating. Mar 18, 2009
This is a good example of a solid game that just needed further refinement before being shipped.
Like the first two games, PGR3 wants you to feel the rush of racing fast cars in typically tight tracks while showing off your style. The racer is rewarded with kudos for not slamming into walls, for controlled drifting & sliding, and other manuevers. For the most part, they pull it off.
When finishing a tough race or pulling off a crazy move while going 150mph inches from a guard rail, you do get a wonderful sense of accomplishment. The game is beautiful with all cars looking like the real thing.
Some items worth noting:
First, the game boasts an extensive list of ownable, drivable vehicles in the game. The problem is it's hard to know what the best car is for a given situation. The stats given for each car have little meaning; you just need to get in the car and take it for a few laps before you can see what it's good for. If you're like me, you'll buy a ton of cars but end up using just 2 or 3 favorites for most of the game.
Second, there are 5 difficulty settings for *each* race. Yes, five. That is really good because if you have too much difficulty on one setting, it's no problem to drop down one or two levels and pass the challenge. However, this is also a problem. Why? Take the following situation as an example:
You have problems beating a race on 4th difficulty level so you bump it down to 2 or 3. The very next race you proceed to drive better than you ever have before, making record time and record kudos. If you performed so well that you would have won on Level 4 or 5, it doesn't matter. You only get the reward from Level 2 or 3. You have to go back and try to beat it again on Level 4 or 5.
Third, the load times are lenghty. Make sure you install it to the hard drive because it makes a noticeable difference.
But again, your mileage may differ. It is a fun racing game that's certainly worth picking up for $5 or so. Enjoy!
The Return of Arcade Racing Greatness Feb 20, 2009
I've been in love with Arcade Racing games since I could reach the gas and break pedals with my feet. Sega and NAMCO were my everything as far as racing games went, the grand masters of addictive gameplay on the wild ride across fast tracks with impossible phyisics. Then I got older and discovered Gran Turismo and Grand Prix Legends, and realized that if the physics engine was highly tuned, the controls were tight, and the graphics were amazing, racing SIMULATIONS could indeed be fun too. But I never forgot that love for the golden Arcade, and dreamed year after year of a return to the greatness of Virtua Racing, Daytona USA, and Ridge Racer when the genre was young. Don't get me wrong. There have been some worthy additions to the genre over the years, like Ridge Racer 4 and Moto Racer for the Playstation, and home versions of Hydro Thunder, ect. But while Outrun 2, Sega GT, and Ridge Racer 7 are okay, they lack... the kind of innovative magic that I've been yearning for. Enter the Dark Knight of Gotham.
Okay, let's get something straight right now. I hated Project Gotham 1 and 2 for the Xbox. Heck I didn't even like Metropolis Street Racer for the Dreamcast. Yep, that's right. I owned the first three games in the series and did't like one of them. Why did I decide to buy Project Gotham 3, then? Because every series deserves a second chance... or in this case a fourth chance.
Greased Lightning
Wow. Just...wow. Project Gotham 3 was one of the first games to be a big hit for the 360 that I could remember. Not quite sure why I waited so long to buy it (could be that old games, even for the 360, don't get very prominent shelf-space, could be I just forgot to give a try), but I'm sure glad I plunked down my eight dollars (!) for a copy the other day. The first games in the series did the same thing that this game does, just not anywhere near as well.
Pretty as a Picture
First of all, the graphics. Yes, they are jaw-droppingly gorgeous. Much has been said about the new in-car views, and they ARE truly spectacular, and actually functional as well. But more than that, the outside car models, the trees and even the Brooklyn Bridge (Guiness World record for most complex environment as it's over 1 million polygons) seems to be rendered with LOVING care. The cars are beautiful. The tracks are beautiful, right down to the glowing neon signs and rain-slicked pavement. The lighting in day and night (complete with shifting clouds and an colored hue from night lights) isn't exactly realistic, more like surrealistic. New goregous. More than that, your cars are in a garage you can walk around in 3D (no point to that, but it's NEAT).
Power without control is nothing.
Then there is the control. It's different from what you're used to in Arcade games and Sims alike. It's almost like it's halfway between the two. When you're driving a RUF or a Ford GT or a Ferrari, it's far more forgiving than reality, yet it still feels like you are driving that car, not some Aracade make-believe vehicle. RUFs have insane acceleration, Fords have amazing top speed, Mustangs claw through the track like a bengal tiger at a meat buffet. They just feel RIGHT. Not like the cars really are (fish-tailing when you go from 200 to 0 in three seconds while pulling the e-brake). More like how you wish or dream they SHOULD be (smooth, quick, stopping on a dime, and very, very controllable).
Easy as Pie
And speaking of the cars, the developers really got one dynamic right. Try playing Gran Turismo 4 from scratch and let me know when you've got enough money to buy a car you wouldn't be embarassed to drive (took me like a year of off-and-on-again playing, no joke). In about two hours of playing this game, I had a Nissan Skyline, a Lambrogini Diablo, a Ford Mustang, a Ford GT, and a RUF (I was playing on one of the easier difficulties mostly). What this means is that you don't have to play for hundreds of hours to get a decent car and then hundreds of hours more to afford upgrades. Play for a couple of hours and you're got some awesome cars to drive that are amazingly fun to use! Yes!
And if you're the sort who gets frustrated easily or craves a challenge, you have FIVE difficulty levels which can be switched at any time. On the easiest level anyone can win. On the hardest level...yeah. You also get five viewpoints (the awesome in-car included), with two first person unobstructed in addition to the two outside. Strangely, the outside views might be tougher for most, as you will likely find yourself over-compensating on the turns. The high first-person will probably be the view of choice for most. Pesonally, I like to switch back and forth depending on my mood, the event, and the car. I like the in-car view with steering wheel ect for the Mustang, first-person high for races, and the outside view far for goofing around.
It's all in the game
Ultimately, though, everything I've mentioned wouldn't be worth anything if the surrounding gameplay weren't any good. Thankfully, the gameplay has been steadily polished until now, it actually is really fun to play. And there are a LOT of options. None of the events are in a series non-stop. Instead you enter individual events. You can skip ones you don't like to come back later and challenge old ones to get better scores. Your scores are dependent on placement (rank or time) and the oh-so-unforgetable Kudos dynamic that gives you points for driving style.
Some of the events are little boring (cone challenges? CONE CHALLENGES!?), by and large I just started to think of them as mini-games after a while (power-slide and speed challenges, ect). Most of the mini-game types seem that way because they are extremely short, rather than extended events like in, say, Burnout Dominator. The Time Trials, and Races, though, are pure magic. The enemy AI is really good (interesting, if not smart), giving you really interesting races. You can also setup custom race course routes, custom races for multiplayer, and single-player matches of your choosing. If you've got online capability, of course, the game takes on a whole other side as your best races and times are uploaded and you can watch other people's race events online (how cool is that for the jerks who can afford high-speed Internet and Xbox Live?). Even if you ain't got no Internet at home (like me) you can save your replays and watch them later. The replays are outstanding, the best I've seen since I last popped in my copy of Racer Driver: GRID.
Overall, I love this game. The incredible ease with which you earn credits for unlocking (buying) new cars keeps you racing, and the huge amount of options for how to play, the absolutely painless ease with which you can do just about eveything (except perhaps just a quick race where you don't want to setup a ton of options), keeps this fun and gives it depth. The extraordinarily well-balanced cars and breath-taking courses with a huge variety in configuration make it an absolute classic whether or not you've got Xbox Live. As far as I can see it's only got one downside: the load times suck. And they are EVERYWHERE. Oh well. See you as the track!
Great Game Feb 05, 2009
I'm new to video games.{being 53 years old!} I found this game in a discount bin at a local box store. And i haven't been able to put this game down for more than ten minutes! And this was two weeks ago!! The actual racing is great! You really have to practice alot to get the feel of the car, the way it corners ect... But after awhile you get better and better.The more races you win or place, the more Kudos you get. The more Kudos you get, the more cars you can buy! Great looking cars as well. In a nut shell, it's a blast to play!!!
pgr3 Sep 21, 2008
I love this game!
the cars are very realistic and i own(in the game)a dodge viper srt-10 carbon, farboud gts , a lamborghini murcielago r-gt, ferrari enzo , mclaren f1 lm, koenigsegg ccr , ferrari f50 gt , and a maserati mc12.it wasent easy though i had to win 23 trophies . there is a huge variety of cars i like most of them.if you like racing games
this is a must buy.
andre javan melbourne ,fl ,usa
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